(born November 20, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver from Yokohama. He won the TCR Japan Saturday and Sunday Series in 2020, racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama.
Career Super GT In 2018, Shinohara was listed in the Fuji Race for Audi Team Hitotsuyama but did not race. Shinohara made his debut in the series in 2020 with X Works partnered with Hong Kong driver Shaun Thong. Shinohara only raced for the first round, then he competed with Pacific – D'station Racing AMR for two rounds. Shinohara competed full time for 2021 with Audi Team Hitotsuyama alongside Shintaro Kawabata. He went on to get his first Super GT win at Motegi, and finished 15th in the standings.
Shinohara then moved to K2 R&D LEON Racing, replacing Togo Suganami. He stayed with Naoya Gamou for 2023, and they claimed fourth place in the standings. Shinohara achieved his highest finished in his GT300 career where he finished second behind the eventual champion JLOC's No. 88 with Takashi Kogure and Yuya Motojima.
Shinohara left LEON Racing as he moved to Ponos Racing.
GT World Challenge Shinohara would make his GT World Challenge race with Porsche Racing Okazaki in 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge Suzuka 1000 km with Kazuto Kotaka and Hiroaki Nagai.
Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2015 F4 Japanese Championship VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr 14 0 0 0 0 35 11th 2016 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 13 0 0 1 3 80 8th 2017 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 14 0 0 0 1 72 9th 2018 Super GT - GT300 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama100000NC 2019 TCR Japan - Saturday Series Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama41323822nd TCR Japan - Sunday Series41321467th F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 4 0 0 0 0 8 16th 2020 TCR Japan - Saturday Series Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama540041191st TCR Japan - Sunday Series530041201st Super Taikyu - ST-Z D'station Racing51214108.5‡2nd‡ Formula Regional Japanese Championship Sutekina Racing Team30002439th Super GT - GT300 X Works10000624th Pacific – D'station Racing AMR200002021 Super GT - GT300 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama810012015th TCR Japan - Sunday Series20012415th TCR Japan - Saturday Series100001615th Super Taikyu - ST-Z D'station Racing6201498‡2nd‡2022 Super GT - GT300 K2 R&D LEON Racing80112339th Super Taikyu - ST-X MP Racing3000035‡8th‡2023Super GT - GT300K2 R&D LEON Racing80112444th Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team ZeroOne5000277.5‡4th‡2024Super GT - GT300K2 R&D LEON Racing82214922nd Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team ZeroOne7040375‡6th‡ 2025 Super GT - GT300 PONOS Racing 8 0 0 0 0 34 17th Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team ZeroOne Intercontinental GT Challenge Porsche Centre Okazaki100000NC2026Super Taikyu - ST-ZTeam ZeroOneSuper GT - GT300Ponos RacingGT World Challenge AsiaHarmony Racing 2026–27 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Ponos Racing * * ‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts 2015 VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUG1 SUG2 AUT1 AUT2 MOT1 MOT2 11th 35 2016 Media Do Kageyama Racing OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 SUG1 SUG2 FUJ21 FUJ22 FUJ23 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 8th 80 2017 Media Do Kageyama Racing OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 AUT1 AUT2 SUG1 SUG2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 9th 72 2019 Media Do Kageyama Racing OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ21 FUJ22 AUT1 AUT2 SUG1 SUG2 MOT1 MOT2 16th 8
Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 2018 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS Evo GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ CHA FUJ SUG AUT MOT NC 0 2020 X Works Audi R8 LMS Evo GT300 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT 24th 6 Pacific – D'station Racing AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ 2021 Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS Evo GT300 OKA FUJ MOT SUZ SUG AUT MOT FUJ 15th 20 2022 K2 R&D LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT9th33 2023 K2 R&D LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300OKA2FUJSUZFUJSUZSUGAUTMOT4th44 2024 K2 R&D LEON Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUG AUT MOT SUZ 2nd 92 2025 PONOS Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT 17th 34
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2020 Sutekina Racing Team FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ13 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 FUJ21 FUJ22 MOT1 MOT2 OKA1 OKA2 AUT1 AUT2 9th 43
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